Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Cyber (UK) Business
Powering Decision
Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield, find your place in the future of defense.
Cyber Business
Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.
Job Description
Working within the DevOps team provide the software configuration management build management and engineering tools management to project teams within the Cyber UK Business Unit.
Role Summary
The role in conjunction with the DevOps / Configuration Manager and the DevOps team involves working with multiple project teams each team potentially using different technologies and ranging in size from 2 to 40 engineers spread across several sites. The incumbent will provide robust configuration management and build solutions to multiple (software / firmware) projects within the Cyber UK Business Unit delivering multiple concurrent research development and production programmes.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop (from a design) and maintain the continuous integration (CI) pipelines ensuring that they are operational fit for purpose and delivering the required outputs for the project team.
* Suggest and implement minor improvements to the CI pipelines.
* Be the primary interface to the project for DevOps understanding the projects requirements and development processes.
* Perform regular monitoring of the DevOps environment using dashboards respond to events that require further analysis and potential remediation.
* Conduct appropriate independent research regarding the evolution of the DevOps environment feeding back suggestions to the other members of the DevOps team.
* Execute tests within a protype environment for the proving of a proposed change to the DevOps environment working with the Senior DevOps Engineer to agree the tests and processes to evaluate.
Required Experience Skills and Qualifications
* A relevant engineering / computer science degree or equivalent experience
Working knowledge
* Version Control Systems (client side) git SourceTree gitextensions SVN & TortoiseSVN
* Scripting - Python DOS-CMD PowerShell Bash
* Continuous Integration Systems - Jenkins GitHubEnterprise & GitLab
* Configuration Management Systems - Ansible & Packer
* Task Management Systems - Tools - Jira GitHub GitLab
Awareness
* Version Control System (server-side) Bitbucket GitHub Enterprise GitLab & VisualSVN
* Virtualisation Systems - Hyper-V VirtualBox & ProxMox
Security Clearance
* Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain DV security clearance
Notice
Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the roles requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. For more information please visit the UKSV website.
Our Benefits
Every employee is critical to our success and as such we offer a range of flexible employee benefits including :
Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme
Private Medical Cover
25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
Pension Contribution
4 x Life Assurance Cover
Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday
Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme will writing and more
Security Clearance Allowance where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Statement
At Ultra I&C we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values behaviours and policies we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We therefore do not discriminate based on race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. If you have any issues with your application please email us at
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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